Program

Performing from Kasteel Amerongen

Schumann: Fantasiestücke Op.73

Schubert: Sonata in A minor D.821 'Arpeggione'

Maria Theresia van Paradise: Siciliane

Franck: Sonata in A major for Violin and Piano (transcribed for cello)

About the Artists

Anastasia Kobekina [cello]

Being one of the most promising talents of her generation, Anastasia Kobekina debuted with an orchestra at the age of six. Since that time she has had the opportunity to perform with many renowned orchestras, such as Moscow Virtuosi, Kremerata Baltica, the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, the Konzerthaus Orchestra Berlin, the Mariinsky Theater Orchestra, and many others - under guidance of Krzysztov Penderecki, Heinrich Schiff, Vladimir Spivakov and Valery Gergiev. 

In June 2019 Anastasia won the Bronze medal at the XVI International Tchaikovsky Competition in St. Petersburg.

In 2018 she became a "New Generation Artist“ of the BBC 3 Radio Scheme and was also awarded the Prix Thierry Scherz and the Prix André Hoffmann at the Swiss Winter Music Festival “Sommets musicaux de Gstaad”.

In 2015 Anastasia won the prestigious TONALi Competition in Hamburg and was given the opportunity to borrow a beautiful violoncello by Giovanni Baptista Guadagnini which dates back to 1743.

Anna Fedorova [piano]

Ukrainian born, Anna Fedorova made her debut at Het Concertgebouw at the age of 16. She has performed in many other prestigious concert halls around the world including the Carnegie Hall, Zurich Tonhalle, Palacio de Bellas Artes, Sala Sao Paulo, Teatro Colon, Warsaw Filharmonia, and Tokyo Bunka Kaikan. She has also appeared at numerous Music Festivals such as the Verbier Festival, Ravinia Festival, Rubinstein Piano Festival Lodz, and the Aurora Festival. Anna has performed with orchestras including the Dallas Symphony, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony, Hong Kong Philharmonic, and the Orquestra Filarmonica de Buenos Aires. Recent and future highlights include the Philharmonia Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Utah Symphony Orchestra, Norrköpings Symfoniorkester, Sinfonieorchester St Gallen, and Szczecin Philharmonic. Anna has claimed top prizes at international competitions, including the International Rubinstein 'In Memoriam' piano competition, the Moscow International Frederick Chopin Competition, the Lyon Piano Competition, and recently the Verbier Festival Academy Award.

About West Cork Chamber Music Festival

The West Cork Chamber Music Festival takes place annually in Bantry, County Cork. For ten days, from the last Friday in June, a world-class line-up of international ensembles and soloists perform an extensive programme of concerts which run from morning to late night. The two main venues are the intimate library of the historic Bantry House, which overlooks Bantry Bay; and St Brendan’s Church in the centre of Bantry. The Festival also includes a full schedule of performance workshops and masterclasses with resident student ensembles, composition workshops, public talks with artists as well as exhibitions and demonstrations from instrument makers.

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